Environmental groups are not completely against dams. We approve of appropriate development.

It has been shown that public participation can limit powerful interest groups, while competing interests can help find a reasonable balance between development and environmental protection.

When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.

We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.

Environmental problems cannot be resolved here the way they are resolved in other countries. I heard that 80 per cent of the environmental problems in the U.S. are solved in court. That can't happen here.

It's true that hydropower exploitation can bring economic development, but not necessarily to the benefit of local people.